Avalokiteshvara

anonymous, 600 - 800

Avalokiteshvara is the Sanskrit name of Guanyin. He is a symbol of the power of compassion. This Avalokiteshvara is represented with multiple arms, indicating his great superhuman powers. In Southeast Asia Avalokiteshvara is associated with a sovereign's rule over a kingdom.

  • Artwork typeAvalokitesvara, sculpture, figure
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1234
  • Dimensionsheight 24 cm x width 12.7 cm x depth 5.9 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Avalokiteshvara

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1234

  • Description

    Staande, acht-armige Avalokitesvara, herkomst onbekend, maar tezamen met MAK 1232 en 1233 gevonden in Zuidwest-Sulawesi, distric t Bontonompo, afdeling Bonthain. (Divine Bronze, nr. 59)

Creation

  • Creation

    bronze caster: anonymous, Indonesia

  • Dating

    600 - 800

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 24 cm x width 12.7 cm x depth 5.9 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase of the heirs of A. Kok-Viersen, 1975)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from the heirs of Mrs A. Kok-Viersen, with AK-MAK-1232 and AK-MAK-1233, fl. 8,500, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1975;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1975

Documentation

    • P. Pal, 'The iconography of Amoghapása-lohes'vara', Oriental Art XII (1966) 4 (Winter), p. 1-6.
    • P. Pal, 'The iconography of Amoghapása-lohes'vara', Oriental Art XIII (1966) 1 (Spring), p. 20-28.

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